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BIM for FM

Job Order Contracting

Complex 3-D visualization type of software is SIMPLY NOT REQUIRED to practice efficient life-cycle management of the built environment. 4. LEAN construction delivery, common data environments, and open cloud-based technologies enable measurable gains in efficiency, cost-effectiveness, collaboration, and transparency.

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Advice for Home Builders Navigating a Market in Flux

Pro Builder

However, with increases in interest rates, cancellations, inventories, construction time, and customer concessions, financing expenses are set to go up by an average of between 4% and 5% in the foreseeable future. Private builders are currently experiencing 40% to 50% declines in traffic and sales, and inventories are 21.3%

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With Inflation, How Can We Help Construction Costs Stay Down?

Fieldwire

You can use connected sensors and actuators to monitor every aspect of the built environment, including the conditions of your tools and equipment. It creates full trust and transparency in online transactions, helping you safely execute contract negotiations and removing the need for expensive intermediary third parties.

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Building smarter healthcare through better healthcare interior design

The Korte Company

For healthcare facilities , code compliance is not negotiable. Modern healthcare interiors are created on the premise of evidence-based design, or the use of credible research to influence built environments so that patient outcomes improve. The unique factors design teams must consider for these projects are highlighted below.

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Icy Hot

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Guggenheim is in the process of putting together an Arctic Infrastructure Inventory that it says will give priority to infrastructure needs that are “socially and environmentally sound for investment and opportunity.” The protocol was immediately endorsed by Guggenheim Partners, which helped to draft it.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

Business Facilities

percent in 2014 due to stronger shipment volumes and inventory carrying charges that were up 2.1 because of its strong pro-business environment. The existing warehousing inventory in DuPage County’s sub-market has over 180 million square feet of rentable building area, making it one of the top two markets in the Chicagoland area.

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State by State Incentives Guide

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Inventory is exempt from property tax. Bond proceeds cannot be used for working capital or inventory. The terms are negotiated specific to each firm’s individual needs and situation with a maximum limit of 3% of Capital Expenditures. No personal property or inventory taxes.

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